Dickey

Dick·ey  (dk), James Lafayette 1923-1997.

American writer, especially of poetry, although he is perhaps best known for his novel Deliverance (1970).

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dick·ey also dick·ie or dick·y  (dk)

n. pl. dick·eys also dick·ies

1.

a. A woman's blouse front worn under a suit jacket or low-necked garment.

b. A man's detachable shirt front.

c. A collar for a shirt.

d. A child's bib or pinafore.

2. A donkey.

3. A small bird.

4.

a. The driver's seat on a carriage.

b. A rear seat for servants on a carriage.

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[From diminutive of Dick, nickname for Richard.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dickey - a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater dickey-seat, dickie, dickie-seat, dicky, dicky-seat backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	dickey - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt dickie, dicky, shirtfront insert, inset - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body
Adj.	1.	dickey - (British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre dicky colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"